The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft, and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party Between 1944 and 1953, a power struggle emerged between New York governor Thomas Dewey and U.S. senator Robert Taft of Ohio that threatened to split the Republican Party. In The Roots of Modern Conservatism, Michael Bowen reveals how this two-man b |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
ONE Thirst for Power and SelfPerpetuation 19441946 | 15 |
TWO Communism vs Republicanism 19461948 | 35 |
THREE Opportunity Wasted 1948 | 56 |
FOUR A Nation of Morons 19491950 | 75 |
FIVE The Great Republican Mystery 19511952 | 109 |
SIX If We Sleep on This We Are Really Suckers 1952 | 130 |
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